Sturgeon Species List
| Common Name | Latin Name | Alternate Common Names | Family |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adriatic Sturgeon | Acipenser naccarii | Acipenser | |
| Alabama Sturgeon | Scaphirhynchus suttkusi | Scaphirhynchus | |
| Amu Darya sturgeon | Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni | Great Shovelnose Sturgeon | Pseudoscaphirhynchus |
| Amur Sturgeon Japanese Sturgeon |
Acipenser schrenckii Acipenser multiscutatus † |
Acipenser | |
| Atlantic Sturgeon | Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus | American Atlantic Sturgeon, Black Sturgon, Common sturgeon, Common sea sturgeon | Acipenser |
| Beluga | Huso huso | European Sturgeon, Giant Sturgeon, Great Sturgeon, Russian Dturgeon | Huso |
| Chinese Paddlefish | Psephurus gladius | Chinese Swordfish, Sword Sturgeon | Psephurus |
| Chinese Sturgeon | Acipenser sinensis | Acipenser | |
| Common Sturgeon | Acipenser sturio | Atlantic sturgeon, Baltic sturgeon, European sturgeon, Sea sturgeon | Acipenser |
| Diamond Sturgeon | Acipenser gueldenstaedtii | Azov-Black Sea sturgeon, Danube Sturgeon, Diamond Back Sturgeon, Russian Sturgeon | Acipenser |
| Dwarf sturgeon | Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni | Little Amu-Darya Dhovelnose, Little Shovelnose Sturgeon, Small Amu-Dar Shovelnose Sturgeon, Small Shovelnose Sturgeon | Pseudoscaphirhynchus |
| Green Sturgeon | Acipenser medirostris | Barbel Sturgeon | Acipenser |
| Gulf Sturgeon | Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi | Acipenser | |
| Kaluga | Huso dauricus | Great Siberian Sturgeon, Huso Sturgeon, Kaluga, Manchurian Sturgeon, Siberian Great Sturgeon, Siberian Huso Sturgeon | Huso |
| Lake Sturgeon | Acipenser fulvenscens | Rock Sturgeon | Acipenser |
| Paddlefish | Polyodon spathula | Mississippi Paddlefish, Spoonbill Catfish | Polyodon |
| Pallid Sturgeon | Scaphirhynchus albus | Scaphirhynchus | Pallid Shovelnose Sturgeon |
| Persian Sturgeon | Acipenser persicus | Acipenser | |
| Sakhalin Sturgeon | Acipenser mikadoi | Acipenser | |
| Ship Sturgeon | Acipenser nudiventris | Bastard Sturgeon, Fringebarbel Sturgeon, Spiny Sturgeon, Thorn Sturgeon | Acipenser |
| Shortnose Sturgeon | Acipenser brevirostrum | Short-nosed Little Sturgeon | Acipenser |
| Shovelnose Sturgeon | Scaphirhynchus platorynchus | Sand Sturgeon | Scaphirhynchus |
| Siberian Sturgeon | Acipenser baerii | Lena River sturgeon, Long-nosed Siberian Sturgeon | Acipenser |
| Starry Sturgeon | Acipenser stellatus | Sevruga, Star Sturgeon, Stellate Sturgeon, Stellatus | Acipenser |
| Sterlet | Acipenser ruthenus | Albino Sterlet, Sterlet Sturgeon | Acipenser |
| Syr Darya sturgeon | Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi | Syr-Dar Shovelnose Sturgeon, Syr-Darya Shovelnose | Pseudoscaphirhynchus |
| White Sturgeon | Acipenser transmontanus | Columbia Sturgeon, Oregon Sturgeon, Pacific Sturgeon, Sacramento Sturgeon | Acipenser |
| Yangtze Sturgeon | Acipenser dabryanus | Dabry's Sturgeon, Jangtze Sturgeon, River sturgeon | Acipenser |
